Rage and Porn Online, the Fall of the Four Amigos, and Say No to Tar Sands

Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 10 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.

Top Stories: Analyzing President Obama's decision to come out in favor of same-sex marriage. The parents of an American solider held captive by the Taliban revealed that the Obama administration is secretly negotiating to win his freedom via a prisoners swap.

Books: John Irving's new novel is "impressive ... [in] its open fascination with bisexuality, cross-dressing, the politics of gender bending and the ravages of the AIDS epidemic. What’s detrimental is the broad fancifulness of the clowning."